Energy Reform High energy costs are eating into family budgets across Illinois. House Republicans are fighting to lower the cost of energy bills and ensure all Illinoisans have access to…

Governor Pritzker is blaming Washington for a crisis he created in Illinois. Since taking office, he has increased state spending by roughly 40% and just signed the largest budget in Illinois history. “I’m…

Rep. Kevin Schmidt Names Minerva Boutique for His “Business of the Month” Lebanon, IL…After receiving submissions from across the 114th District, State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) selected Minerva Boutique to…

The Verdict Is In: SAFE-T Act Is Not Working Two Years Later. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law in February 2021, supporters claimed it would modernize Illinois’ criminal justice…

This week, I made a visit to the new Lebanon Public Library to donate “The Goard Book” published by Catherine Donelle Gress, owner of Minerva Boutique in Lebanon. This library…

It was sad news indeed on Sunday afternoon when the state of Illinois learned that former Governor Jim Edgar had passed away after a courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. He…

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October Mobile Office Hours State Representative Kevin Schmidt will be hosting his Mobile Office Hours Events and he wants you to join! This is a great opportunity to discuss state…

I was happy to to join the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois (ABDI) yesterday for a distributorship tour. It was an honor to celebrate Matt Brown, of Grey Eagle Distributors…

24 years ago, on a September morning that seemed like any other, America was forever changed. It’s a day etched into the collective memory of all of us, a day…